Cryptic crossword clue
With Queen's intervention, compensation's coming to an end 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word EXPIRATION

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The straight part
We know that "coming to an end" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coming to an end = expiration.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EXPIRATION mean?

EXPIRATION noun
  1. The act of expiring.
  2. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
  3. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
  4. The last emission of breath; death.
  5. A cessation, extinction, ending
  6. That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

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